Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Shelia’s smile froze. “Why?”

“Mr. Nichols is taking his wife tonight, so it wouldn’t be convenient for you to attend.”

Shelia forced a smile. “Oh, so he’s taking his wife. That’s great. I didn’t want to go anyway.”

“That’s good.”

Shelia held her phone and bit her lip.

Her roommates exchanged glances.

“Shelia, did your boyfriend stand you up?”

“I heard this event is international. Didn’t your boyfriend organize it to introduce you to some foreign entrepreneurs?”

Facing their skeptical looks, Shelia managed a weak smile. “He has an important client to accompany. I

shouldn’t disturb him.”

Shelia glanced at the dress in her hands, her expression dimming.

‘Juan never likes Debra. Why did he suddenly….

She tightened her grip on the dress.

She had looked forward to tonight’s event for so long. She couldn’t just give up.

As the night fell, Juan had a splendid black dress sent to Debra.

He had been waiting downstairs for a while when he saw Debra descending the stairs.

Though he had seen Deby

surprise.

in a burgundy dress the other day, seeing her in this outfit still took Juan by

He hadn’t realized how beautiful Debra could be.

ready,” Debra said, lifting her

lips. “I’ll have

door to see Joe

the black dress,

look stunning in this

Juan glanced at him.

mistake and quickly shut

“It’s okay.”

didn’t care, and she

Chapter 5

at Joe and muttered, “You

but dared

what he got

the club, Juan helped Debra get out of

cast admiring glances

the lady with Mr.

be

recall seeing Mr. and Mrs. Nichols

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Juan took Debra’s hand.

her hand, but with so many people around, she had to go along

many faces she had encountered

prestige in the business world. To be able to attend such a high–level international event, the people here were all top entrepreneurs,

studied finance to impress Juan, but it

the sound of shattered

a vase of roses, and

this old man come from? Get him out of

“Hold on.”

up the roses from the ground. She noticed they

rare.

the

manager.

ask him to prepare a new one,” Debra said. “These roses were brought by Mr. Houston for

nodded, and the manager

lowering his voice. “I didn’t expect

shrugged. “Just trying to please Mr.

taxi in a black dress,

ignored them and tried to

at the taxi and stopped

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